Sentences with phrase «on local and state levels»

Dr. Winter has spoken on local and state levels on issues related to managed mental healthcare and participates in a variety of community activities.

Salary History Ban Laws, enacted on the local and state levels, are another type of legislation that impact background checks.

Because dog fighting is an underground activity it is difficult to determine how many dog fighting operations there are in the U.S.. However, based on reports of dog fighting and evidence found on local and state levels, it is estimated that there are tens of thousands of organized dog fighters and hundreds of thousands of street dog fighters.

These issues have been decided on local and state levels, or by judicial action.

Jacobs: We've started to see the conversation around criminal justice change from what it had been forever, but do you think that change needs to happen on the local and state level first before we get to a national consensus?

This is a prime example of what we can accomplish when we work together on the local and state level.

These decisions are seemingly out of reach for student representatives acting on the local and state level around the country.

On Tuesday, he appointed a dozen members to a panel created by the General Assembly to investigate how much testing is required on the local and state level.

Decisions affecting charter schools are made on the local and state level on a daily basis, on everything from traffic lights to rulings on charter renewals.

Cindy's advocacy work for children is evident by her involvement with K - 12 public school boards on the local and state level for over seventeen years, serving on the Flushing Community Schools and Genesee Intermediate School District School Boards.

In an interview with Reuters, Jennifer Granholm, the departing governor of Michigan, said that action on the local and state level was useful, but that national energy policy was needed for truly substantial change.

The «Rising to the Challenge» conference showed that on the local and state level, there is strong bipartisan support and agreement that the problem of sea - level - rise facing Hampton Roads, its citizens, property and assets is an urgent one.

I realized that it is important to continue [working] on the local and state level.

Not exact matches

Tepid penalties and loopholes tend to dampen the effectiveness of federal laws on a local level, so many states have passed versions of their own laws — but some have not.

Activists and legislators are trying to call attention to and reverse these trends, and some progress has already been documented on the local level: «A number of states have enacted robust pay equality statutes,» Caminiti says, «and we expect more legislation on the horizon.»

Fourteen states have legal marijuana on the ballot in 2016, and a recent report showed that, under certain circumstances, legalization could generate $ 28 billion in tax revenue at the federal, state, and local levels.

Effective legislation on local, state, and federal levels could make a big difference in eradicating the gender pay gap.

Most important, FedEx believes urgent action is required at the local, state, and Federal level to protect schools and students from incidents such as the horrific tragedy in Florida on February 14th,» FedEx said in a statement.

Lastly, the team examined the connection between character and swearing on a larger, cultural level by comparing the 2012 Integrity Analyses of 48 U.S. states from the Center for Public Integrity, which measured the level of transparency and accountability of local governments, to how frequently residents of that state swore in their Facebook posts.

However, one of the primary ways the public evaluates its government — on the local, state, and federal levels — is by the availability of good jobs.

Brown, the two - time California's governor, has been working on climate change and energy for nearly forty years at both the state and local level.

Taxes: We calculate taxes on a federal, state and local level.

The IPT grant program is a competitive grant program focusing on innovative and effective investor education and protection programs delivered at the local, State and regional level.

The first option is similar to the options on the Google AdWords Keyword Tool, now with a simpler interface and the ability to use local targeting all the way down to the city and state level.

Mark lives in Salem, Oregon, where he serves on the school district budget committee as well as a number of church boards and committees at the local, state, and regional level.

This paper examines the impact of the local option sales tax on volume of sales, number of establishments and level of employment in the retail industry of the counties and cities of the states of Ohio and Kansas.

Excise tax: A tax on specific goods and services, levied at federal, state, and local levels.

However, if you intend starting it on a large scale, then you should consider spreading beyond your local community to state level and even national level with adequate structure for chains of outlets and distribution networks.

The education tax paid by homeowners depends on a variety of factors, including the per - pupil spending in their local schools, the type of property (residential homestead or other) and the state - determined common level of appraisal (CLA).

I have instructed the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to: Appoint an advisory committee on alcoholism; establish in the Public Health Service a center for research on the cause, prevention, control, and treatment of alcoholism; develop an educational program in order to foster public understanding based on scientific fact; work with public and private agencies on the state and local level, to include this disease in a comprehensive health program.

As a person he was incessantly embroiled in politics — on the local, state, national and international levels.

Both the clergy and the mental health professional can work together at the local, state, and federal levels of government in emphasizing the importance of including a well trained clergyman on the staff of each community mental health center.

Since activity at that level is now insignificant throughout the denomination, recruitment for state and national office necessarily focuses on «successful» local pastors and active laypersons from the larger and more affluent churches.

I hope our political leaders on the local, state and federal levels have the courage you have.

Nick speaks at conferences, is quoted in the press, appears on local and national media, and has been called to testify on organic issues in the US House and Senate and at the state level.

Additional Accountability Requirements: The Statewide School Wellness Policy (2005) adopted by the State Board of Education requires school districts to report annually to the state on the implementation of their local wellness policies at the district and individual school lState Board of Education requires school districts to report annually to the state on the implementation of their local wellness policies at the district and individual school lstate on the implementation of their local wellness policies at the district and individual school level.

The state Department of Education also collects and reviews local wellness policies for compliance to the basic federal requirements as part of the district Child Nutrition program review and collects information on the level of policy implementation.

«I've held local positions with our Charlotte County SNA, and in the future I'd like to pursue state - level [involvement], but I have to finish my master's degree first — I have a lot on my plate!»

She has been an active member of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics at the national, state, and local level, serving in a variety of roles, positions, and on task forces.

And licensure on the state level allows for local accountability and a process of accountability related to competence and professional conduAnd licensure on the state level allows for local accountability and a process of accountability related to competence and professional conduand a process of accountability related to competence and professional conduand professional conduct.

Find out what breastfeeding promotion efforts are going on the state and local levels.

She has been involved in breastfeeding advocacy on the national, state, and local level.

Ayorinde explained that as the election that would bring on board a new set of public officers for the next four years at the local government level, the restriction of movement will allow the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) and the security agencies to distribute electoral materials in good time and ensure a seamless electoral process.

This is a more state and local - level effort to combat misleading attacks and other information spread with intent on social media.

Note that the «here's someone who's doing a great job» examples are always good to have, but I'm really looking for state - and local - level candidates who've either won or become seriously competitive because they used the internet to find support or to capitalize on it.

Dentons, a firm that includes Democratic former Sen. Craig Johnson — who has close ties to Sen. Jeff Klein and the Independent Democratic Conference — was also retained by Uber this year to lobby both the state and on the local level.

State parties can now build close relationships with county and local parties and candidates, and build long - term digital infrastructures rooted not just in their relationships, but on relationships built at the most local level.

For starters, congressional races are warming up and there ought to be a ton of work going on soon at the local and state levels as well.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says that more women politicians on the state and local levels would lead to better government accountability, especially during a time when men are behaving badly in both New York City and Albany.

«The New York State Democratic Party is the gold standard for state parties to follow, and I thank Governor Cuomo, Mayor Brown, and Speaker Quinn for their endorsements and for their leadership on the local, state, and national levels, which have made New York State the progressive capital of the country.&rState Democratic Party is the gold standard for state parties to follow, and I thank Governor Cuomo, Mayor Brown, and Speaker Quinn for their endorsements and for their leadership on the local, state, and national levels, which have made New York State the progressive capital of the country.&rstate parties to follow, and I thank Governor Cuomo, Mayor Brown, and Speaker Quinn for their endorsements and for their leadership on the local, state, and national levels, which have made New York State the progressive capital of the country.&rstate, and national levels, which have made New York State the progressive capital of the country.&rState the progressive capital of the country.»